Baggage-carrier.



W. MARQUETTE.

BAGGAGE CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED 00125, 1013.

Patented May 5, 1914.

I lllllk awumwoz MARQUETTE WILLIAM MARQUET'IE, OF ATLANTIC, IQVJA.

BAGGAGE-CAR-RIER.

pecification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1914.

Application filed October 25, 1913. Serial No. 797,309.

1 b (.1?! crime it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM llliinounrrn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Atlantic, in the county of Cass and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and use ful In'iprovemenl's inBaggage-Carriers, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates'to new and useful improvements in baggagecarriers which is especially designed for attachment foot board of ancle. 1

The object of the present invention is the provision or" a device whichcan be quickly and easily attached or detached from the foot board ofany make of automobile where suit cases, grips and other small articlesof baggage may be readily supported in position upon the foot board andthe device is to take the place of the usual baggage carrier now in useupon automobiles which is generally provided at the rear of the vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the abovecharacter which is adapted for application to the foot board of to theautomobile orthe like vehian automobile and is so arranged that the samemay be folded out of the way when not in use and can be quickly arrangedin position when it is desired to support small articles of baggage uponthe foot board.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device ofthe above character which will possess advantages in points ofefficiency and durability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the sametime is simple in construction and operation.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction and the combination of parts to behereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the olamrand shown inthe accompanying drawings, 111 which Figure 1 is a side elevationillustrating the application of my invention; Fig; 2 is a top plan view;and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, the same being shown 1n aclosed position and in open position in dotted lines.

' Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the footboard of a vehicle and to which my improved device is adapted tobapplied. The device'in itself first consists of parallel arrangedspaced longitudinal bars 2 which are arranged upon the upper face of thefoot board and bolted or otherwise secured thereto, as shown at 3. Theouter ends of the bars 2 are provided with enlarged portions 4, eachhaving a shoulder 5 which is adapted to abut against the outerlongitudinal edge of the foot board to limit the longitudinal movementof the bars 2. The device further consists in a second set of spacedparallel bars, as indicated by the numeral 6, one of the ends of whichare provided with enlarged portions 7 and fur-tier provided withcircular portions 8 which are arranged in alinement with the circularportions 9 of the bars 2 and pivotally secured thereto by means of thepivoted bolts 10. The enlarged portions 7 of the bars 6 are providedwith suitable shoulders 11 adapted to abut the shoulders 12 formed uponthe enlarged portions 4 when the bars 6 are in an upright position tolimit outward swinging movement of the bars other than to a verticalposition.

It will be noted from the accompanying drawings that the bars 6 arepivotally connected to the horizontal bars 2 at the outer ends thereofand the outer ends of the bars 6 are suitably connected and retained naladjustable bar 13, thus forming a suitable supporting rack against whichthe articles of baggage are adapted to rest. It will be noted that whenthe bars 6 are in an upright position they are spaced from the body ofthe machine so that suit cases, grips or other similar articles ofbaggage may be placed upon the running board and disposed between thebody of the machine and the rack formed by the bars 6 and 13.

It will be readily apparent from the accompanying drawings taken inconnection with the description given herewith that I have provided asimple and durable device which may be quickly and readily attached ordetached from the foot board of a vehicle and when not in use may befolded downwardly upon the foot board so as to be entirely out of theway and not interfere with the entrance, of the vehicle. It will also beapparent that the device may be quickly and readily placed in positionfor use when it is desired to use the same for retaining articles ofbaggage upon the foot board when traveling. The device in itself isextremely simple in construction and can be manufactured at acomparatively low'cost. \Vhile I have shown and described the againstmovement by means of a longitudilufeferred form of my invention, it willbe obvious that various ehunges 1n the details of construction and intllQIJlfilJOItlOllS may be resorted to for successfully carrying my Thecombination with the "foot board of a.

vehicle, of spared l'hllflllfil l'ltllS removubly mounted upon thesaline, enlarged portlons lHlVlllfI shouldem at each end thereof, one ofsaid shoulders abutting the outer longitudinul edge of the foot board, asecond set of burs arranged in spaced parallel relation 15 and havingtheir inner ends pivotally connected to the outer ends of the firsthers, said second burs having shoulders upon their inner ends adupted toengage the second set of shoulders on the first bars and a longitu dinulbar rigidly eonneetii'lg the outer ends of the second set of burs.

In. testimony whereof I hereunto uflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. Wl LLIAM MARQUETTI. Witnesses Diammn O. Hemmer, E. T.SHANNON.

